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    Strawberry Cupcakes with the Best Chocolate Frosting

    Published: Jan 22, 2025 by Lisa Killian ยท This post may contain affiliate links. Please read myย  disclosure policy.

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    You guys have I told you how much I love cupcakes?! Here I give you my super easy and super delicious strawberry cupcakes with my absolute favorite chocolate frosting recipe.   Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting In the previous weeks I have shared my fun grapefruit cupcakes, lemon cupcakes, and now these delicious strawberry cupcakes. These might just be my favorite because who doesnโ€™t love a chocolate strawberry combo?! Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting I mean I even have a chocolate strawberry breakfast smoothie (donโ€™t worry itโ€™s healthy!) and now I have these amazingly easy cupcakes for dessert! Perfect way to start and end a day! This easy cupcake recipe uses a box mix! I know you might be think- WHAT! Thatโ€™s not a real homemade cupcake recipe! But, hear me out! ย Iโ€™ve added some ingredients to the cake mix to make these some of the best cupcakes youโ€™ve ever tasted! Seriously donโ€™t knock it โ€™till youโ€™ve tried it! Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting Iโ€™m always impressed when people take cake mixes and make them taste amazing and so I was inspired by Baking With Blondies amazing cakes! She uses box cake mixes and then really makes them amazing! Seriously look her up! I thought Iโ€™d try out some of her adaptations for these strawberry cupcakes- and I am so glad I did! Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting For these cupcakes you simply add the wet ingredients together, and then mix in the cake mix. Pour the batter into the cup cake liners and bake until done. So good and so easy! And as good as the cupcakes are, you guys wonโ€™t believe how amazing the frosting is. The frosting is my adaptation to the classic Perfectly Dark Hershey Chocolate Frosting Recipe that I used in my cake pops! You can use the special dark cocoa if you want, but I wanted a milk chocolate frosting so I went with standard cocoa powder. Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting If your house is warm you might want to refrigerate this frosting for 10 minutes before piping it on and then let them set up in the fridge for another 10 minutes. Once they frosting is set though, it holds up really well. ย I used a Wilton 1M piping tip to get the awesome swirl! Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting These are so good! You wonโ€™t regret making it! Give these cupcakes a try and let me know how much you love them! Check out all my cupcakes recipes:
    • Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting and Dipped in Chocolate
    • Orange Marmalade Cupcakes with a Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Lemon Cupcakes with a Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Grapefruit Cupcakes with a Grapefruit Cream Cheese Frosting

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    Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting

    Strawberry Cupcakes with the Best Chocolate Frosting

    These strawberry cupcakes are so easy and taste amazing! The chocolate frosting is out of this world good and putting them together is dangerously delicious!
    4.89 from 17 votes
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    Author: Lisa Killian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 16 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 26 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 24

    Ingredients

    Strawberry Cupcakes

    • 3 eggs
    • โ…” cup sour cream
    • ยพ cup buttermilk
    • โ…“ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 box of strawberry cupcake mix I used Duncan Hines Strawberry Supreme
    • *See notes for high altitude adjustments

    Easy Chocolate Frosting

    • ยฝ cup butter melted
    • ยฝ cup cocoa powder
    • 3 cups powdered sugar
    • โ…“ cup milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    How to make the best strawberry cupcakes

    • Preheat oven to 350ยฐF and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
    • In a medium bowl or stand mixer combine eggs, oil, sour cream, and buttermilk.
    • Add in cake mix and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes or until the batter is pretty smooth.
    • Using a ยผ measuring cup scoop the batter into the cup cake liners.
    • Bake for 16-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    • Let cool, frost with my easy frosting recipe, enjoy!

    The Best Chocolate Frosting Recipe

    • Melt butter in a microwave safe dish.
    • Mix in cocoa powder. Alternate stirring in the powdered sugar and milk in increments. I like to do 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 splash of milk, stir and repeat.
    • Stir in vanilla.
    • Frost the cupcakes. I used a 1M Tip to get the big swirls!
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    *If at high altitude mix in โ…› cup all-purpose flour to the dry cake mix before adding the wet ingredients to it.
    This cupcake recipe is inspired by Baking with Blondie and her amazing cake creation and adaptions.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
    Disclaimer: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Strawberry Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting

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    1. donna says

      October 08, 2018 at 5:29 am

      I love this strawberry mix. but can't find in any store .I live in Canada.

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        October 08, 2018 at 1:04 pm

        Oh no! That's a bummer! It is quite tasty- have you tried amazon?

        Reply
    2. Kunal Pahuja- Homemade Chocolates says

      June 09, 2018 at 12:04 pm

      5 stars
      Great Idea. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe. Will try this for sure.

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        June 10, 2018 at 9:33 pm

        Yay! I hope you like it! I absolutely love them!

        Reply
        • Kornelia Cooper says

          October 04, 2021 at 10:55 am

          Can you use this recipe for a cake instead of cupcakes?

          Reply
          • Lisa says

            October 05, 2021 at 12:19 am

            Yep ๐Ÿ™‚

            Reply
    3. Linda | Brunch-n-Bites says

      May 11, 2018 at 4:35 pm

      5 stars
      You have an amazing collection of cupcake recipes! I can't decide between grapefruit and strawberry. And that frosting...I need it now!

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        May 14, 2018 at 8:12 pm

        XD Thanks! I love cupcakes maybe a little too much haha!

        Reply
    4. Jacqueline says

      May 08, 2018 at 10:51 pm

      5 stars
      These cupcakes are so pretty! Great for a party! I love the combination of strawberry and chocolate!

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        May 14, 2018 at 8:13 pm

        I agree! It's one of my favorite combos!

        Reply
    5. Stephanie says

      May 08, 2018 at 7:08 pm

      5 stars
      Ooh there's sour cream in these?? That sounds amazing! Your photos are lovely ๐Ÿ™‚ Can't wait to try these! And my hubby doesn't like strawberry so I'll get them all to myself - hehe!

      Reply
    6. Camila says

      May 08, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      5 stars
      that fudge frosting has my name written all over it, Lisa! Delicious!

      Reply
    7. Chef Mireille says

      May 08, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      5 stars
      these look so light and airy. I would love these for a quick treat. Looks so delicious.

      Reply
    8. Vladka says

      May 08, 2018 at 1:03 am

      Never enough of cupcakes! These look like real treat. Beautiful presentation.

      Reply
    9. Stine Mari says

      May 08, 2018 at 12:02 am

      5 stars
      Ahh I believe these are so so moist (saw the magic sour cream), and strawberry and chocolate is one of my favorite combos. Yum!

      Reply
    10. Casey says

      May 07, 2018 at 11:20 am

      5 stars
      Everyone is posting Strawberry recipes this week! Loving it, because strawberry season is my favorite ever! Cannot wait to make these, plus that chocolate looks amazing, been craving chocolate for awhile now!

      Reply
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